Section 27: Endorsement of change of master on certificate.––Where the master of a Pakistani ship — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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27. Endorsement of change of master on certificate.––Where the master of a Pakistani ship is changed, the registrar, or if there is none the Pakistan consular officer, at the port where the change occurs, shall endorse and sign on the certificate of registry a memorandum of the change, and shall forthwith report the change to the Registrar of Shipping, Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi, and any officer of customs at any port in Pakistan may refuse to permit any person to do any act there as master of a Pakistani ship unless his name is inserted in or endorsed on her certificate of registry as her last appointed master.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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Section 26: Provision for loss of certificate Section 28: Endorsement of change of ownership Section 25: Power to grant duplicate certificate.––The registrar of the port of registry of a Pakistani Section 29: Provisional certificate for ships becoming Pakistani owned abroad.––If at a port Section 24: Penalty for use of improper certificate.––If the master or owner of a Pakistani ship Section 30: Temporary passes in lieu of certificates of registry.––Where it appears to the Federal

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